Pocket holder



E. w. PERRY ET AL 1,784,312

POCKET HOLDER Filed April 1'7, 1929 IWYENTORS Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITEDYSTATES PATENT OFFICE EDWARD VTALTF-R PERRY AND GEORGE ALBERT HUDSON, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA,

' CANADA POCKET HOLDER Application filed April 17,

The invention relates to improvements in pocket holders and an object of the invention is to provide a holder which can be readily inserted in a coat or vest pocket and which will catch the pocket to prevent the holder from escaping and will receive and retain pencils or the like placed therein.

A further object is to provide a holder which when in place will present an exposed name or inscription plate and further a holder which can be readily changed from one pocket to another without damaging the pocket.

A further object is to provide a pocket holder from a number of plates which can be all quickly assembled and readily attached together.

A still further object is to provide a pocket holder having an internal cavity to receive the inserted pencil or the like, the cavity containing a spring pressed tongue engageable with the inserted pencil and holding it against accidental displacement.

With the above more important objects in view, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device as it appears in use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 2-2 Figure 1, the inserted pencil being shown in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view centrally through the holder.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed horizontal sectional view at 55 Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the tongue carrying plate.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the preferred form of the front plate.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of the front plate.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The holder comprises a front plate 1, a tongue carrying plate 2, a retaining plate 8 1929. Serial No. 355,900.

and an inverted U-shaped suspending plate 4, the details of the various plates being hereinafter described.

The front plate 1 is provided at the edges with similar inturned flanges 5 and 6 and has vertical slots 7 and 8 cut therein at the up- 7 per corners. The tongue carrying plate 2 is adapted to take a position within the flanges 5 and 6 and it is provided at the upper corners with side notches 9 and .10 adapted to register with the slots 7 and 8 when the latter plate is placed behind the front plate. Centrally the plate 2 is cut to provide a longitudinally extending down hanging spring tongue 11 which has the lower end pressed rearwardly in regard to the plate body.

The plate 4 is substantially of an inverted U-shape in vertical cross section thereby providing a front flange 12 and a rear flange 13. The rear flange is supplied at the lower corners with downwardly extending similar legs 1% and the legs are eachprovided with a slot 15 which is adapted to pass into registration with the slots 7 and 8. i

The retaining plate 8 presents a U-shaped body 16 which has out turned side flanges 17 which are adapted to be caught within the flanges 5 and 6 and the upper ends of the flanges 17 are provided with somewhat V= shaped forwardly extending teeth 18.

Prior to the parts being assembled, the flanges 5 and 6 areunformed, that is to say, they are contained in the plane of the body of the plate. lVhen the parts are to be assembled, the legs are placed to the rear of the plate 1, the tongue plate 2 tothe rear of the legs and the retaining plate 3 to the rear of the tongue plate and at such time, the teeth 18 are passed through the notches 9 and 10, the slots 15 of the legs and the slots 7 and 8 of the front plate.

The portions 5 and 6 are then bent forwardly to form the flanges, the edges of which lie against the rear faces, of the flanges 17 of the retaining plate. By tightly pressing the flanges 5 and 6, the parts are all effectively held together and obviously any end displacement of any of the plates is prevented by the teeth 18 which protrude through the slots and notches. It will be ob- 7 served that when the holder has been formed, 7

pocket and the flange 12 provides a plate which can be suitably ornamented by inscrip- 1 tion, advertising material or otherwise. Be-

tweenthe plate3 and plate2, thereis an internal cavity in which a pencil 21, pen or the like can be inserted and when inserted the spring tongue 11 is adapted to engage T with the pencil and press it towards the plate 3 and in so doing prevent the pencil from becoming; accidentally lost but permitting of the ready removal ofthe same when required.

By. forming the plate 4t independentof the j front plate, we can provide a holder having an exposed portion of precious metal titre-1a.- tively small cost. In Figure 8, we have shown a modification of the invention wherein the suspending member and the w front plate are inte'grally formed, the upper end. o fnthe, front plate being extended to provide a substantially inverted U-shaped plate. In

'rearwardly extending inturned flanges, a substantially U-shaped back iplate having the edges thereof caught by the anges, an intermediate plate interposed between the back plate and the front plate and caught by the flangesandhavin'g a centrally located downwardly extending spring tongue located within the open centre of the U-shaped plate,

an invert'ed U-shaped suspendin late lo cated adjoining the upper end 0% t e front plate and provided with side legs extending downwardly between the edges of the intermediate plate and the front plate and pierc- 7 ing' prongs formed at the upper corners of the back plate and projecting through the intermediate plate, the legs and the front plate and underlying the suspending plate.

, Signed at WVinnipeg, this 14th day of lYI'arch, 1929. j Q

, EDWARD WALTER PERRY,

GEORGE ALBERT HUDSON.

this type,;h0wever, if it is desired to have a precious metal inscription plate, the device ecomes quite costlyjas not only the inscrip tion plate, but the front, plate require to be made of the same costly material. The structure shown in the, other views, however,

permits of a precious metal inscription plate being provided at much smaller cost as will be readily understood.

What we claim as our invention is 1. A pocket holder comprising a, front plate, a curved rear plate, an interposed I tonguecarrying plate and a hooked suspendv ing portion, the front plate having flanged edges holding the several plates together and the back plate being provided with piercing prongs protruding through the other plates and extending beyond the front plate and underlying the hooked portion. n

2. A pocket holder comprisinga front a late providedat the edges with back turned 7 anges, a substantially U-shaped back plate having the'edges caught in the flanges, an intermediate plate interposed between the back'plate and the front plate and-provided centrally with a downwardly extending spring tongue located in the open centre of the U-shapedplate, a substantially inverted U-shaped suspending member located adj ointhe upperend of the front'plate and piercing prongs carried by the upper corners of the frontcplate and projecting through the corners of the intermediateand front plate and underlying the suspending member.

pocket holder comprising a front plate having the edges thereof provided with 

